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In Japanese, 無心 means innocent or without knowledge of good and evil. It literally means “without mind.”
無心 is one of the five spirits of the warrior (budo) and is often used as a Japanese martial arts tenet. Under that context, places such as the Budo Dojo define it this way: “No mind, a mind without ego. A mind like a mirror which reflects and dos not judge.” The original term was “mushin no shin,” meaning “mind of no mind.” It is a state of mind without fear, anger, or anxiety. Mushin is often described by the phrase “Mizu no Kokoro,” which means “mind like water.” The phrase is a metaphor describing the pond that clearly reflects its surroundings when calm but whose images are obscured once a pebble is dropped into its waters.
This has a good meaning in conjunction with Chan / Zen Buddhism in Japan. However, out of that context, it means mindlessness or absent-mindedness. To non-Buddhists in China, this is associated with doing something without thinking.
In Korean, this usually means indifference.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
無心 无心 see styles |
wú xīn wu2 xin1 wu hsin mushin むしん |
More info & calligraphy: No Mind / Mushin(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) innocence; (adj-na,n,adj-no) (2) insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); (adj-na,n,adj-no) (3) {Buddh} (See 有心) free from obstructive thoughts; (vs,vt) (4) to pester someone (for cash, etc.) Mindless, without thought, will, or purpose; the real immaterial mind free from illusion; unconsciousness, or effortless action. |
無信 无信 see styles |
wú xìn wu2 xin4 wu hsin mushin むしん |
(noun or adjectival noun) irreligion; atheism no faith |
無嗔 无嗔 see styles |
wú chēn wu2 chen1 wu ch`en wu chen mushin |
free from wrath |
無瞋 无瞋 see styles |
wú chēn wu2 chen1 wu ch`en wu chen mushin むしん |
{Buddh} (See 三善根) non-anger; non-hatred; no-enmity no-enmity |
ムシン see styles |
mushin ムシン |
(place-name) Mushin (Nigeria); Muhsin |
無信女 无信女 see styles |
wú xìn nǚ wu2 xin4 nv3 wu hsin nü mushin nyo |
faithless women |
無心地 无心地 see styles |
wú xīn dì wu2 xin1 di4 wu hsin ti mushin chi |
state of no-thought |
無心定 无心定 see styles |
wú xīn dìng wu2 xin1 ding4 wu hsin ting mushin jō |
thought-free concentration |
二無心定 二无心定 see styles |
èr wú xīn dìng er4 wu2 xin1 ding4 erh wu hsin ting ni mushin jō |
two kinds of no-thought absorption |
五位無心 五位无心 see styles |
wǔ wèi wú xīn wu3 wei4 wu2 xin1 wu wei wu hsin goi mushin |
five instances of no-mind |
無心三昧 无心三昧 see styles |
wú xīn sān mèi wu2 xin1 san1 mei4 wu hsin san mei mushin zanmai |
無心定 The samādhi in which active thought has ceased. |
無心悶絕 无心闷绝 see styles |
wú xīn mēn jué wu2 xin1 men1 jue2 wu hsin men chüeh mushin monzetsu |
thoughtless swoon |
無心睡眠 无心睡眠 see styles |
wú xīn shuì mián wu2 xin1 shui4 mian2 wu hsin shui mien mushin suimin |
state of thoughtless sleep |
無心道人 无心道人 see styles |
wú xīn dào rén wu2 xin1 dao4 ren2 wu hsin tao jen mushin dōnin |
The hermit or saint in ecstatic contemplation, as with emptied mind he becomes the receptacle of mystic influences. |
無念無心 无念无心 see styles |
wú niàn wú xīn wu2 nian4 wu2 xin1 wu nien wu hsin munen mushin |
absence of deluded thought |
無心悶絕位 无心闷绝位 see styles |
wú xīn mēn jué wèi wu2 xin1 men1 jue2 wei4 wu hsin men chüeh wei mushin monzetsu i |
state of thoughtless fainting |
無心睡眠位 无心睡眠位 see styles |
wú xīn shuì mián wèi wu2 xin1 shui4 mian2 wei4 wu hsin shui mien wei mushin suimin i |
state of thoughtless sleep |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
No Mind Mushin | 無心 无心 | mu shin / mushin | wú xīn / wu2 xin1 / wu xin / wuxin | wu hsin / wuhsin |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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